Teresa

de Arthur M. Loew, Stewart Stern

Careening between crisis points in the life of Philip Cass, Zinnemann unspools Philip's war story through his counseling with Frank, his Veterans Affairs officer. Young Philip is not well prepared for the life of a trooper, his only bright spots a kindly sergeant and Teresa, the daughter in an Italian family that houses his squad. After Philip's worst fears are realized in battle, he returns to Teresa's village and marries her.